Muted Treasure

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Valentines is supposed to be the most romantic day of the whole year. Spouses give each other presents, some give rings, chocolates, teddy bears, and flowers, Keith planned on throwing a big party for Valentine's Day. But, this changed since the dance, the valentine's prom. Instead of going to a romantic dinner, Lance and Keith spend their time in a hospital room. Lance had wires around his body, although he is awake, he is still fazed. He's been injured two times in one school year. The person who did it the first time is in jail, the other roaming senselessly. It kinda scared Keith on how a person that tried to kill Lance is roaming, It terrified Lance even more. Keith sighed as he saw Lance laying once again in the hospital bed, his breath still and stable. When he first came here, there was so much blood. Blood on Keith's hands, shirt, and pants.

Flashbacks

"Lance!"

Keith sprinted to be by Lance's side once again. He was laying on the ground, blood pouring around him.

"H-hey baby." Lance smiled, his blood stained hands weakly went up to Keith's face. Staining his cheek with a blood stained hand print.

"No, no Lance. Please." Keith choked out, he held Lance's hand that was on his cheek. Brining lance closer, panicking when Lance winced out in pain.

"Keith, I'm f-fine!" Lance said through his teeth, he just didn't wanna worry the little mullet head to death again.

"Lance." Keith cried, he heard Lance chuckled lightly.

"You know, you're not the one shot. Why are you crying?" Lance chuckled then winced.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I love you so much." Keith cried more, tears pouring down his face as his boyfriend was laying on the ground with a pool in a blood.

There was a loud bang, the door bursted open and parametric's came to Lance. They separated the two, Keith kicking and screaming to let him go. Screaming Lance's name, he wanted to be near his boyfriend.

"Quick, he's losing a lot of blood. If we don't get to the hospital now, he won't make it!" The girl paramedic shouted, the rest nodded and quickly, but safely picked up Lance and put him on the gurney. They started to push him quickly out the door, Keith yelling Lance's name.

"Son, you need to calm down, he'll be alright. He's in good hands now, your friend will be alright." The parametric tried to reassure him, Keith looked at the man and sobbed.

"That's my boyfriend! H-he, he got shot!" Keith flares at the man, tears from anger and sadness run down his face.

"I understand. But it'll cause the doctors stress if you go along. Just, follow the car and please calm down." The man said again, he ran off to be with his teammates and drove off. Leaving a sobbing and screaming mess.

End of flashback.

"You know, the person that shot Lance wanted you right?" Keith turned around to see a certain hazel eyed girl.

"How do you know?" Keith asked, she rolled her eyes and gave 'isn't it obvious' look.

"It was obviously an attack on Lotor's side, he's in holding, awaiting trial. He was pissed that you got him locked up, he wanted blood." Pidge stayed, Keith rolled his eyes.

"Lotor is crazy, mentally insane, I wouldn't be surprised if he did do it." Pidge added again. Keith stayed quiet, he kept his eyes on the sleeping boy.

"That doesn't prove anything Pidge, Lotor's in prison. Well, in custody. There's no way for him to be in contact with the outside world." Keith spoke again, he heard a sign from the girl.

"You don't get it do you? You have no idea how any of this works?! People can do whatever they want when they have money. Lotor's dad is loaded, practically a daddy warbucks in some ways." Pidge yelled, her arms folded as she glared at the mullet headed male.

"If you wake up Lance, I'll skin your ass alive." He turned his head around to glare back at the two.

"Keith, please reason with us! We're only trying to h-"

"If you wanted to help, you would've gotten the guy. Hell, you were so close to him, but here we are. That guy is still out there, he could be here for god sakes!" Keith interrupted Hunk, the two were the quiet ones this time. Pidge sighed and started to walk near the door.

"When your gonna stop acting like a child and face the real world, come talk to me. I'm not gonna argue." Pidge concluded, She walked out the door, hunk hesitated, but followed the girl. The door closed and Keith sighed, he watched Lance sleep for a while. Soon Lance opened his eyes and looked at Keith.

"Hey baby. Why do you look so down? Why don't you turn that frown upside down." Lance laughed while trying to sit up, but winced when pain shot through his stomach. Keith rolled his eyes at the injured boy.

"It's nothing, are you alright though?" Keith asked, he started to push Lance back down and get him settled.

"I'm fine Keith. Are you alright? This has to be a sick joke, two times in the hospital. I must be famous already." Lance giggled, Keith sounded like a broken record when he sighed once again.

"Rest love. You need to rest, I'll get you food if you're hungry." Keith was about to get up when Lance's hand landed on Keith's.

"I'm fine, the stuff they gave me really knocks me on my ass. I can't feel anything in my stomach, I can't even tell if I'm hungry." Lance smirked, Keith sat down and nodded.

"Come on Keith, lighten up huh? I don't want to feel like somebody died." Lance said, Keith shook his head.

"You almost died Lance, you almost died and you still joke around. This isn't funny." Keith exclaimed. Right when Lance was about to object, two men walk through the door.

"Mr. McClain. We have a couple things we'd like to talk to you about."
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